Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat

Lyrics

[NATHAN, spoken] We will now hear testimony from, uh Brother Nicely-Nicely Johnson Brother Nicely-Nicely Johnson [BIG JULE, spoken] Come on, get up, you [NICELY, spoken] Well, it happened to be kinda funny, uh, like a dream That's it, a dream [GENERAL, spoken] Oh, tell us in your own words [NICELY] I dreamed last night I got on the boat to Heaven And by some chance I had brought my dice along And there I stood and I hollered, "Someone fade me" But the passengers, they knew right from wrong For the people all said, "Sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" [ENSEMBLE] People all said, "Sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat [NICELY] "And the devil will drag you under By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down" [NICELY & ENSEMBLE] "Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" [NICELY] I sailed away on that little boat to Heaven And by some chance found a bottle in my fist And there I stood nicely passin' out the whiskey But the passengers were bound to resist [NICELY & ENSEMBLE] For the people all said, "Beware" (People all said) "You're on a heavenly trip" ("Beware, beware") People all said, "Beware" (People all said) "Beware you'll scuttle the ship" ("Beware") "And the devil will drag you under" ("Sit down, sit down") "By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat Sit down" [NICELY & ENSEMBLE] "Sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" [ENSEMBLE] Down [NICELY] And as I laughed at those passengers to Heaven [NICELY, spoken] "Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha" [NICELY] A great big wave came and washed me overboard And as I sank and I hollered, "Someone save me" That's the moment I woke up [NICELY, ENSEMBLE, BOTH] Thank the Lord (Thank the Lord, thank the Lord) And I said to myself, "Sit down" (Said to himself) "Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" ("Sit down") Said to myself, "Sit down" (Said to himself) "Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" "And the devil will drag you under" "And the devil will drag you under" "With a soul so heavy you'd never float Sit down" [NICELY & ENSEMBLE, NICELY] "Sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat" [ENSEMBLE] Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat Sit down, you're rockin' (Sit down, rockin') Rockin' the boat (Sit down) Sit down, you're rockin' (Sit down, rockin') Rockin' the boat (Sit down) Sit down, you're rockin' (Sit down, rockin') Rockin' the boat (Sit down) Sit down, you're rockin' (Sit down, rockin') Rockin' the boat (Sit down) [NICELY & ENSEMBLE] Sit down, you're rockin' (Sit down) Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat (Sit down) [NICELY & ENSEMBLE] Sit down, you're rockin' Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat Sit down, you're rockin' Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat Sit down, you're rockin' Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat [NICELY & ENSEMBLE, ENSEMBLE] Sit down, you're rockin' the boat